Essays
When the Dead Arise and Ghosts Roam the World
The indigenous people of the Andes in South America venerate the tombs of their ancestors but they also preserve their skulls at home for such rituals. On the 9th of November, these skulls are dressed up with clothes and cigarettes are inserted between their clenched teeth and alcohol is offered to them.
Jawhar Sircar
November 4, 2021